Suwayd ibn Amr al-Khath'ami (Arabic: سُوَیْد بْن عَمْرو الخَثْعَمی) was the last martyr of Karbala.
Suwayd ibn Amr al-Khath'ami سُوَیْد بْن عَمْرو الخَثْعَمی | |
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| Died | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD |
| Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
| Resting place | Karbala, Iraq |
| Religion | Islam |
| Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
Lineage
editSuwayd ibn Amr ibn Abi Muta' al-Khath'ami was a nobleman from the Khath'am tribe. He was known as a pious man and a skillful and brave warrior.[1]
On the day of Ashura
editSuwayd was the last person from Husayn ibn Ali's army who went to the battlefield.[2] He fought bravely against Yazid's army until he was severely injured and fell down among other martyrs, where he was left for dead. However, Suwayd was still alive, and at some point heard people say that Husayn had been killed. With great effort, he got back on his feet and continued to fight until he was martyred. It is said that Urwa ibn Battan al-Tha'labi and Zayd ibn Riqad al-Janbi killed him.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Muhammad b. Tahir al-Samawi al-Najafi (1923). Ibsar al-ayn fi ansar al-Husayn. إبصار العین في أنصار الحسین. Najaf, Iraq: Haydariyya Printing House. p. 169.
- ^ Muhammad ibn-Garir ibn Yazid al Tabari (1968). Tarih-i Tabari : tarikh al-umam wa-al-muluk = History of the Prophets and Kings. Vol. 5. Beirut: Dar-i Seveydan. p. 446.
- ^ Muhammad ibn-Garir ibn Yazid al Tabari (1968). Tarih-i Tabari : tarikh al-umam wa-al-muluk = History of the Prophets and Kings. Vol. 5. Beirut: Dar-i Seveydan. p. 442.
- ^ Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī (1978). Ansāb al-ashrāf. Vol. 3. Yuṭlabu min F. Shatāynir. p. 204. ISBN 978-3515028509.